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Coming Out Week concludes with parade

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Students from Gainesville High School's Students Teaching Open Mindedness and Pride club march in
the Pride Parade on University Avenue on Saturday.

By HEATHER STRANGE
Alligator Contributing Writer

Members of local pride or-
ganizations and their support-
ers cheered in celebration while
marching down University Avenue
on Saturday, holding colorful signs
and waving water noodles, as part
of Gainesville's sixth annual Pride
Parade.
The parade preceded the 15th
annual Pride Festival, and both
events celebrated the conclusion
of Gainesville's Pride Week and
National Pride Coming Out Week.
The parade, which began at
University Avenue and Seventh
Street and ended at the Downtown
Community Plaza, was led by
members of Gainesville High
School's Students Teaching Open
Mindedness and Pride club, or
S.T.O.M.P.
They held a large ban-
ner that read "STOMP OUT
DISCRIMINATION."
Representatives from organiza-
tions such as Wild Iris Books and
Trinity Metropolitan Community
Church also marched in the pa-
rade.
Once the parade reached Main
Street, people standing on the
sidewalks waved and cheered as
it marched by.
At the festival, hundreds of
people roamed around the plaza
getting airbrushed tattoos, face

paint and supporting the different
groups at the event.
About 1,000 people were ex-
pected to have come and gone
throughout the day, said Staci
Fox, board member of the Pride
Community Center of North
Central Florida.
About 40 vendors were at the
festival, said Kim Kelley, board
member of the center.
The Human Rights Council of
North Florida also had a booth
at the event with petitions to get
gender identity and expression on
Gainesville's anti-discrimination
code of ordinance.
"It's about expressing our-
selves to the people as a
community."
Thomas Kernan
UF graduate student

The council recently helped
pass the domestic partner registry,
which allows couples to declare
themselves as partners regardless
of sexual orientation, and are now
working toward the change in the
ordinance, said Bob Karp, council
secretary.
This was UF graduate student
Thomas Kernan's first year at the
festival
He said he was excited that
SEE PRIDE, PAGE 10

LOCAL

Two UF students die Friday

By KIM WILMATH
Alligator Staff Writer
kwilmath@alligator.org

Two UF students, one .a Gators football
player, died early Friday morning in a motor-
cycle accident.
Michael Guilford was a 19-year-old UF
sophomore and defensive back for the UF
football team. He crashed his 1999 Kawasaki
motorcycle at the intersection of Old Archer
Road and SW 23rd Terrace at 12:40 a.m., said
Lt. Keith Kameg, spokesman for the Gainesville
Police Department.
Both Guilford and his passenger, Ashley
Slonina, a 20-year-old UF political science junior
from Lynn Haven, died at the scene, Kameg

said.
He said speed was probably the main cause
of the crash. Neither of the students was wear-
ing a helmet.
Autopsy reports, which
will determine whether alco-
hol was involved, will not be
available for several weeks,
he said.
Steve Orlando, UF
spokesman, said Guilford
acted as Ohio State's quarter-
Guilford back when UF was practicing
for the BCS Championship
Game.
To read more about Guilford and Slonina, see
Page 8.

State cuts UF budget

By KIM WILMATH
Alligator Staff Writer
kwilmath@alligator.org

Members of the Florida
Legislature cut $22.1 million of
state funding from UF's budget
Friday at the end of a 10-day spe-
cial session.
The cut was smaller than the
$26.9 million UF had anticipated
earlier this year.
UF had planned to trim a total
of $34 million universitywide. The

extra cuts would fund several suf-
fering programs at UF.
UF already cut the extra $4.8
million, a memo from UF President
Bernie Machen stated.
That money will be
State reinvested back into
News UF, Machen wrote,
but he hasn't decided
how it will be spent.
"We have no way of knowing
- what this university could be fac-
ing in just a few months when the
SEE CUTS, PAGE 10

* The UF volleyball
team was defeated
for the first time
this season in a
3-2 loss against
Arkansas on
Friday. The Gators
snapped their
16-match winning
streak.
See story, pg. 18.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
Heroes Day
Friends of Music Room, 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m., today
The Jamaican-American
Student Association will com-
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Heroes of Jamaica. The event is
open to everyone.

Pre-Law Meeting
Rion Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. to 9
p.m., today
Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity will
host a forum for students who
are thinking about applying
to law school. A panel of ad-
missions personnel from law
schools across the nation will
answer questions.

Cultural and Fashion Show
Rion Ballroom, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m., Wednesday
The Asian American Student
Union will host a fashion show
displaying the culture and heri-
tage of Korea.

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Customers flock to Gainesville for start of book sale

By ANDREW TAN
Alligator Staff Writer
atan@alligator.org

The line of people snaked its way
through the parking lot and up the
sidewalk of North Main Street.

People came from all over the
state and, in some cases, the country
to take part.
Saturday marked the start of the
semi-annual Friends of the Library
book sale. The sale has taken place
since 1954, and money earned will

go to the Alachua County Library
District and literacy programs.
Ann Hemme, a co-chair for the
book sale, said Saturday had record-
breaking numbers for first-day sales.
Hemme would not reveal the num-
bers but said the last record was set

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during the spring book sale.
Yvonne Lowing, of Crestview,
said she put out her chair to mark
her place in line at 4 a.m. Thursday.
She was fourth in line.
It's a five-hour drive to get from
Crestview to Gainesville, Lowing
said.
She said Saturday she would
buy as many books as possible until
her car was filled. The books will
be unloaded at Crestview for sale
at her bookstore, Emerald Coast
Book Haven. After her car has been
unloaded, she will return for the
Tuesday sale when items are half
price, she said.
"I really work this sale," Hemme
said.
Arnaldo Alvarez, who gradu-
ated from UF in 2006 with a degree
in business, said he was looking for-
ward to buying as many classic rock
records as he could find.
Last year, he said he bought $60
worth of records, which included
records by The Beatles and The
Doors.
As the clock approached 9 a.m.,
when the book sale officially started,
the line got longer as people got
ready to enter through the garage
door of the building.
"I gotta get my game mental-
ity on," said Shane Straight, of
Greensboro, N.C. Straight said he
drove 10 hours to buy books for his
bookstore.
Minutes later, the book sale
started and people swiftly marched
in carrying plastic tubs, duffel bags
and cardboard boxes.
Inside, people packed the build-

ing.
Some patrons moved quickly
through the aisles looking through
the sections to find books they want-
ed. Others strolled through, gazing
at their lists.
Some lugged their boxes, sway-
ing left to right to a silent beat.
Others dragged their bags behind
them.
While the inside of the book sale
was swamped, Lowing said the
crowd waiting outside before the
sale started was smaller than usual.
She said part of the reason is the
book sale has banned the use of
scanners.
She said scanners were used to
get the value of books within sec-
onds.
Hemme said scanners were
banned because they had caused
problems before, where people were
leaving books all over the place and
the volunteers had to reorganize
and re-sort the shelves.
However, the ban of scanners
hasn't had a negative impact on the
sale, she said.
"It's the best in 54 years," she
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4, ALLIGATOR' MONDAY, OCTOBER 15; 2007

Man charged in

battery cases

By APRIL DUDASH
Alligator Writer

The Gainesville Police Department has arrested
and charged a man with the sexual battery of three
Gainesville women since August.
Police Detective Joseph Mayo arrested Tyrone
Williams, 22, of Florida City, a police report said.
GPD spokesman Lt. Keith Kameg said Williams
associated himself with three rape cases that in-
volved separate victims. None of the women were
UF students, he said.
Kameg said a female rape victim spotted
Williams walking in the Depot Avenue area
Sunday and recognized him.
Public She told a friend to notify the po-
Safety lice, and GPD Officer Mike Denmark
responded to the call, Kameg said.
Detectives Randy Roberts and Mayo were
called to the scene.
Williams was charged with three counts of
sexual battery and one count of false imprison-
ment, Kameg said. False imprisonment is illegally
holding a person against their will.
"In all of the cases, while raping the women, he
beat the women," Kameg said.
The most recent alleged rape took place Tuesday
in northeast Gainesville, Kameg said.
Police alleged Williams was involved in an Oct.
8 rape attempt as well, he said.
The female victim who spotted Williams was al-
legedly sexually assaulted in August, Kameg said.
Williams allegedly held the victim down and
repeatedly punched her in the face during the as-
sault, the report stated.
Inside Williams' backpack, police found a ski
mask and gloves, which linked him to the rape,
Kameg said. He said Williams has been in the
Gainesville area for about six months.
His first alleged rape took place in early August
in southeast Gainesville.
Police suspect there are other victims who
haven't spoken up.
"A person like this, who's this young the
thought of him escalating was very high," Kameg
said.
"If he is beating women that badly, raping
women, it only gets worse from there."

ALACHUA The scent of incense
wafted through the air of the ornately
decorated temple.
Men, women and children removed
their shoes before they entered and
kneeled to pray before a representation
of Krishna, which was adorned with a
fresh flower garland.
About 400 people gathered at the
Alachua Krishna Temple for the third
annual Love Thy Neighbor Festival on
Sunday.
Maha Maya, an Alachua Krishna,
created and organized the event to en-
courage local neighbors to learn more
about the Krishna faith.
"We are all here on this planet to-
gether, and the curiosity of our neigh-
bors can be relieved when they come
here and see what we are all about,"
Maya said.
Krishna is a monotheistic religion
that comes from an Indian tradition,
said Maya, a Krishna for 34 years.
More than a dozen Gainesville
Krishna attended the event, which
included a service, traditional Indian
dancing, chanting and praying, as well
as a feast.
SFCC student Jude Bailey, dressed
in a white tunic and pants, twisted
his hands, which held a strand of 108
wooden beads. The beads are meant to
channel Krishna.
Bailey, 19, became a follower of the
Krishna faith eight months ago and
now lives in the preaching center of the
Gainesville Krishna house.
Bailey got involved with the
Gainesville Krishna while volunteer-
ing to serve the vegetarian Krishna
lunch, which is served on the Plaza of
the Americas on weekdays.
Originally captivated by the com-
passion and kindness of the Gainesville
Krishna, Bailey said she slowly learned
the philosophies of the faith.
The soft tones of traditional music
and prayers floated over the grounds
while men and women slowly crowd-
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Next to him was a drummer, rhyth-
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his instrument, keeping the beat of the
worshippers' chants.
The crowd swayed to the melody of
the chant while a man on stage waved
three sticks of incense in continual
circles.
"Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare
Krishna," chanted the crowd.

Clapping began as the hand chimes
and drums sped up, and the members
of the crowd raised their voices and
their arms until the sounds of the in-
struments subsided into silence.
When the temple service con-
cluded, people slowly wandered out
onto the grounds to eat and then watch
traditional Indian dancing.
"I wanted to create this event to im-
pact our community, and I believe we
have with this festival," Maya said.

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Gandhi's grandson to speak about peaceful change

By HEATHER STRANGE
Alligator Contributing Writer

Wanting to promote nonviolence
and peace, Mohandas "Mahatma"
Gandhi's grandson travels the
world teaching the philosophy of
India's legendary leader. Tonight,
his journey will bring him to UF.
Arun Gandhi will open UF's
Kaleidoscope: Asian and Asian
American Awareness Month. The
speech, sponsored by Accent,
Student Government's speakers
bureau, and Kaleidoscope will

begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be fol-
lowed by a question-and-answer
session and a reception.
While growing up in South
Africa, Gandhi began to reflect
on what his grandfather, who
protested the British occupation of
India through nonviolent means,
taught him.
He also considered the work his
parents were doing for nonviolent
social change.
He felt inspired and thought he
could do something, too.
In 1957 he met his wife in India.
She was also very keen on working

with oppressed people, he said. He
moved to India because the South
African government wouldn't
allow her to
return to South
Africa with him,

During his
time in India,
Gandhi co-
founded India's
Arun Gandhi Center for Social
Unity in 1968.
Teaming up with his wife and some
friends, they worked for the poor
and oppressed people.

Gandhi moved to the United
States in 1987 to write a book on
prejudice. Once people heard who
he was, he began receiving invita-
tions to speak about his grandfa-
ther and his philosophy.
In 1991, he founded the M.K.
Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence,
which was moved from Christian
Brothers University in Memphis,
Tenn., to the University of Rochester
in New York state this year.
He opened the institute to pro-
mote and teach people the Gandhi
method of nonviolence and peace.
"It's been very successful judg-

ing on the number of invitations I
get to go out and do these programs
all over the country, in fact, all over
the world." Gandhi said.
To mark his grandfather's 50th
memorial anniversary and Martin
Luther King Jr.'s 30th memorial an-
niversary, Gandhi helped launch A
Season for Non-Violence in 1998.
Since that first event, it has be-
come an annual feature with more
than 300 groups around the United
States and internationally doing
wonderful things to bring about
peace and understanding, Gandhi
said.

PUBLIC HEALTH

SHCC due to begin offering flu vaccinations today

By LINDSAY SMITH
Alligator Contributing Writer

It lurks inside of your damp laundry, it
watches you from the mucus membranes of
your friend's nose, and it hides quietly on the
door handle to your apartment.
It's back. It's the flu.
Luckily there's hope. The Student Health
Care Center is kicking off its influenza cam-
paign today by offering vaccinations to UF
students, staff and faculty from 8 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The cost for the flu shot is $5 for students
and $25 for employees.

"A $5 flu shot is a great deal, and
the fact that it's right on campus
is so convenient."
Wendy Alexaltis
UF journalism junior

"A $5 flu shot is a great deal, and the fact
that it's right on campus is so convenient,"
said Wendy Alexaitis, a UF journalism junior.
Alexaitis has received a flu shot every year
from the Student Health Care Center since at-
tending college.
"In high school, I had the flu," she said. "I

was glued to my bed for an entire week, and I
barely had enough energy to move. Plus, I was
knee-deep in homework."
She said the worst part about the flu is "the
languid feeling you have where you can't
do anything" and spending the whole time
watching bad television.
The health care center's Web site states
that people at the highest risk of catching the
flu include those with chronic illness, such as
asthma, diabetes and hypertension, people
age 50 and older and health care workers and
students with direct patient contact.
Alexaitis believes that she caught the flu
from another student.

Randi Smith, a graduate teaching assistant
at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is
aware of the risk of catching the flu on cam-
pus.
"The environment we work in is condu-
cive to transferring colds and the flu easily,"
she said.
"When I get sick, my doctor frequently
blames germs from my students' papers."
Additionally, she said that the attendance
in her class drops as the flu spreads through-
out the classroom.
Grades go down when students are sick
because they sleep instead of finishing assign-
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Editorial

Money Matters

Tuition increases won't

make up for budget cuts
Friday was a busy day for the Florida Legislature, but
at least it threw UF a bone a $4.8 million bone. UF
expected to see its budget cut by $26.9 million, but the
Legislature only cut $22.1 million.
We're happy to see that.
A technology fee was also approved. Students will have to
pay it Bright Futures won't cover it so students should
have input on how it is spent. Students shouldn't have to
shell out for computers on public university campuses, but
someone has to. The universities can't afford it, and appar-
ently the Legislature can't either, so that leaves us, the students.
Technology isn't cheap, and we've accepted that.
The Legislature also approved a 5 percent tuition increase
that would go into effect in the spring, and it approved a plan
that would increase tuition based on rises in inflation.
We said last week that we're wary of this.
If this had been implemented back in 1987, tuition would
have risen by 77 percent by now. But over that 20-year span,
tuition has actually risen by 214 percent. Pretty substantial dif-
ference, isn't it?
Unless you don't have Bright Futures, this increase probably
won't mean much to you. Hell, if you don't have Bright Futures,
it still probably won't mean much to you because inflation usu-
ally only rises a couple of percentage points per year last
year, it rose by 2.6 percent, which would have added less than
$2 per credit.
But the point is, increasing tuition based on inflation will not
bring in much money. If the Legislature sits on its laurels and
won't increase tuition otherwise, we'll have a problem. Sure,
UF's budget wasn't cut as much as predicted, but it was still cut.
by $22.1 million.
It would take about a 58 percent increase in inflation to make
up for that and no one wants that.

The Time is Now

In case you didn't realize,
climate change is a pretty
big deal. So big a deal,
that Al Gore won the Nobel
Peace Prize for his work to
raise awareness about global
warming. He shares the prize
with the United Nations'
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change.
President Bush praised
Gore for his win, but White
House spokesman Tony Fratto
said Bush would not feel any
pressure to adopt caps on
greenhouse gas emissions,
something Gore has strongly
advocated. That's too bad.
But then again, Republican
lobbyists wouldn't let a mea-
sly Nobel Peace Prize winner
affect their agendas.
The Bush administration
has also made many environ-
mental acts less stringent than
they were in the past for
instance, the Clear Skies Act of

2003, which allows for more
pollution than the Clean Air
Act, which was passed in 1963
and most recently amended
in 1990.
So it's up to us.
One motto of environmen-
talism is, "Think globally, act
locally." Our generation needs
to embrace this now, while
we still can not once we've
reached the point of no return.
We can't say, "Oh, someone
else will do it," because at the
national level, not much is be-
ing done.
Turn off lights. Turn up the
temperature on your thermo-
stat. Ride your bike or take the
bus, and for goodness' sake,
trade in your SUV. Write let-
ters to your congressmen and
women.
And the easiest thing you
can do? You've heard it a
million times, but it works:
Reduce, reuse, recycle.

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Column

Virginity extends past the bedroom
L yet's talk about virginity. But when it comes to working
Friday on this page, columnist Colleen Shea wrote like for money I signed an ab-
about how virgins are out of place in the hook-up cul- stinence pledge. I had two part-time
ture that is college. jobs, but those were just foreplay
I couldn't disagree more. I dare to say virginity is what clumsy foreplay, if I may say so.
college is all about. If anything, it defines my experience. As for politics or activism on
Allow me to elaborate. But first, a warning: This column Vincent Massaro campus, I flirted with a few causes
has nothing to do with sex. here and there. I even hooked up
College is the one time in my life when I'm allowed to ietters@aligator.org with a few of them, butit was noth-
put off making real decisions about the future. ing serious. It's so hard to maintain
To say it another way, I'm saving myself for true love. a serious relationship in college.
In the meantime, I study only enough to get by, I wake Intellectually speaking, I might have been deflowered by
up whenever I want and I don't pay any bills. I live within the writings of such-and-such author or philosopher, but I
walking distance of campus, yet 1 still drive my car to class, still have no idea what they were talking about.
Laundry is my only enemy. In academic thought, like sex, experience is necessary,
I. don't have any responsibilities other than myself but not sufficient for mastery. A bachelor's degree conveys
- which is hardly a responsibility. little authority anymore.
But unfortunately, from what I've heard, the "real world" But it looks like staying in school is the only way to keep
is a slightly different affair. As someone once told me, my innocence and purity intact.
"College is a four-year hiatus from civilization." I've always wanted to go to law school, but that only lasts
Essentially, I am a virgin to adulthood, to maturity. I have three years. What would I do afterward?
yet to "lose it" to the great abyss oft-referred to as the rest of I can't just go work in some firm somewhere, never
my life. having seen what other big, strong firms may have to offer.
But perhaps adulthood isn't all it's hyped up to be (un- What if I don't like it?
like sex ... I hope). I won't be able to just up and leave. I'll be committed.
When I look at my parents after collecting my humble I'll have little cases running around, cases I'll have to look
monthly allowance, as I'm driving away in the second car after.
they bought me (which is incidentally worth more than at If I wait that long to lose it, it'll be too late.
least one of my professors' cars), I can't help but think my I've got to be assertive and put myself out there now. I've
parents gave "it" up too easily. got to see what this whole adulthood thing is really about.
Didn't they have any respect for themselves? What about I've got to play the field before I sign up with a team, so to
self-control? I don't know what to think, speak. I've got to live a little before I settle down.
You might say these four formidable years are actually I'm still worried about my first time, for sure, but my
the first time I have an opportunity to lose my virginity in virginity can't last forever.
terms of real-world experience. Sooner or later everyone has to grow up.
I am living on my own, after all. And this is college, home Vincent Massaro is a senior majoring in journalism. His
of the not-so-virgin mind. column appears on Mondays.
The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.

Friday's question: Do you plan
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Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org

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Letters to the Editor
Attend forum for new CLAS dean search
I am writing this message as a member
of the search committee for a dean of the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
We would like to invite you to an open fo-
rum Wednesday at Library East in Room 1A
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to solicit your ideas
and opinions on this search.
We are interested in input from all CLAS
stakeholders to help us as we proceed with
this important task. Please attend the open
forum. We want input on any issues relevant
for the search committee to consider as we
move forward in obtaining the best candi-
date for dean.
We would like to fully represent the CLAS
community (faculty, staff, students, admin-
istrators, alumni and supporters) as we set
criteria for the evaluation of candidates.
We value your input concerning the major
scholarly and educational goals of the college
for the next decade, the major challenges to
be addressed by a new dean, the most im-
portant personal and professional qualities
of a new dean, and particular questions you
might like included in our interviews with
potential candidates.
We also strongly urge you to nominate
individuals who have the potential to be ex-
cellent candidates. Nominations can be sent
to any member of the committee or to the
Parker Executive Search Web site.
This is a critically important search for

CLAS and UF. The CLAS budget situation
has improved substantially. UF President
Bernie Machen and Provost Janie Fouke have
made significant new commitments to CLAS
for the future.
We feel optimistic our search will lead to
the recruitment of an outstanding new dean.
We are pursuing this goal with vigor and ap-
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efforts.
If you are unable to attend the forum but
would like to send comments, please e-mail
clasdeansearch@ufl.edu.
Vanessa Goodwin
Student Body vice president

SG works hard; Alligator unfairly bashes
Remember the time when you wanted
Subway but you didn't have any cash on
you, so you starved? I do. Thankfully, Kevin
Reilly changed that with "tangible results,"
and now Gators can use their credit and
debit cards on campus.
And didn't you give Student Government
a LAUREL for its "tangible results" when it
installed more blue lights on campus? Do
you know who the chairwoman of that com-
mittee was? Kellie Dale. While her friends
were out having fun; she was doing walk-
throughs on campus with the University

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Police Department.
The Alligator's coverage of SG is always
the same unreasonable and unwarranted.
When new SG officials take office (every se-
mester), it immediately reports their lack of
capability. Go through your archives before
you print articles you'll be hard-pressed
to find someone who gets a third-floor office'
without working for tangible results.
SG-ers are not dirty politicians. They're
the people sitting next you in class. While
you have to study for exams and write your
papers, they're responsible for a multimil-
lion-dollar Activity & Service Fee budget.
When the Alligator unfairly bashes SG
(because it is exceedingly liberal and thinks
politics are inherently bad) it's no wonder
only a very small minority of students will-
ingly withstand its abuse. Stop bashing SG
and misrepresenting the great people who
are trying to do great things.
Not every SG official has been of the
same caliber as Kevin Reilly and Kellie Dale,
but I can assure you that their time in office
won't disappoint you.
Shannyn Schott
former student senator

Virginity too important to just give away
I read Colleen Shea's column Friday, and

she wrote about how she is a college sopho-
more and still a virgin. So what? Still having
your V-card is nothing to be ashamed of. I
just got married this summer. I was a virgin
until my wedding night.
I am very thankful I held out for my wife
because when it's with someone you really
care about, sex is special.
That's actually an understatement. I have
had-several female friends who were, in the
past, stressed because they were still virgins.
They were virgins as long as they were be-
cause they wanted it to be with somebody
special.
They got tired of waiting and ended
up losing it to guys they really didn't care
about.
From all of the people I've talked to about
that kind of situation, I have learned one
thing clear as crystal: Don't settle! Everyone
says sex is overrated when you really don't
love the person. They regretted it when they
didn't.
I love my wife, oh so much, and I could
not imagine sharing that with anybody else.
Take it from a guy who waited for that right
person. Don't settle. Find somebody who
means that much to you, hang on and be
proud of your V-card until then.
V doesn't have to be your scarlet letter
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Family, UF teammates

recall Guilford's spirit

By NICK ZACCARDI
Alligator Staff Writer
nzaccardi@alligator.org

They called him "Sunshine."
Michael Guilford, a UF sophomore and de-
fensive back for UF's football team, received
the nickname because of his long, blond
hair and resemblance to quarterback Ronnie
"Sunshine" Bass from the movie "Remember
the Titans."
But the connection was more than super-
ficial.
"Michael lived life to the fullest every day,"
said Guilford's mother, Janice Watson. "They
named him 'Sunshine' because of his hair, but
it was his personality, too. If he was in a group,
everything was better because he was there."
Guilford, 19, died after his motorcycle hit
a median early Friday morning, which sent
shock waves across UF's campus and through-
out Guilford's hometown of Quincy, Fla.
Guilford started his football career as a
quarterback for Blountstown High School for
three years. When he was a high school junior,
he played in a state championship game at
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Greg Jordan, Blountstown's football coach,
said his current players honored Guilford by
wearing his high-school number, 13, on their
wristbands for their Friday night game.
The loss has had a communitywide effect,
with more than 100 people showing up at his
family's Quincy home Friday morning.
Guilford's funeral is expected to take place
early this week in his hometown.
"There's probably no churches that are
going to be big enough to house the whole
thing," Jordan said. "They'll probably have to
do it at the school."

News of the accident has been featured on
ESPN's "SportsCenter."
"We're going to remember him as a fun-
loving kid passionate, full of life," Watson
said.
Guilford gained fame during the Gators'
practices leading up to the BCS National
Championship game in January. He helped
the team practice by playing as Troy Smith,
quarterback for Ohio State University.
"He was an outstanding, quality young
man that was loved, respected and admired
by all of us," UF coach Urban Meyer wrote in
a statement.
"There's probably no churches
that are going to be big enough to
house the whole thing."
Greg Jordan
Blountstown High School football coach

"His unselfish efforts on helping his team-
mates getting ready to play every week were
only a glimpse of the person he was," Meyer
wrote.
In addition to playing the guitar and
drums, Guilford took pride in learning oppos-
ing teams' plays every week to prepare UF's
defense, although he never had the chance to
play in an actual game.
"He was very competitive," said Sean
Cronin, a graduate assistant who runs the
practice squad's offense.
"He had a fire and was the leader," Cronin
said. "He was the core of that group. He
was the heart and soul of our scout team."
Cronin said he last saw Guilford at a dinner
honoring the practice squad Thursday night.

rnoto oy i m rasey
UF defensive back Michael Guilford leaves the field during a Gators' practice in March

at the UF practice field.
The video staff presented a tape of the prac-
tice squad team's highlights, including a shot
of Guilford holding his hand up in a peace
sign and smiling.
Cronin spoke to Guilford for the last time
before leaving the dinner.
"He thanked me for the highlight video
and said thanks for the dinner," Cronin said.
"I said, 'No, thank you. I really appreciate ev-
erything you do for us.' It just means a lot that
I was able to thank him."
Guilford later played video games at a
teammate's apartment, Cronin said. Guilford
always wore a helmet when riding his bike
but left it with his belongings at the apartment

before taking a late-night ride, Cronin said.
Cronin told UF players about Guilford's
death Friday morning.
"A lot of them were just shocked and prob-
ably didn't have any reaction until after they
got off the phone," Cronin said. "They prob-
ably broke down afterward."
Tim Tebow, UF quarterback, missed calls
while he slept but woke up to hear the news.
"I was just in shock," Tebow said. "Right
when I heard it I was like, 'What? Say it again.'
I felt horrible and sick about it. The first thing I
did was pray for him and his family."
Alligator Staff Writer Mike McCall contrib-
uted to this report.

Slonina's friends try to cope in days following loss

By KIM WILMATH
Alligator Staff Writer
kwilmath@alligator.org

In the past two days, Allison
Cecchini has called her best friend
17 times, though she knows Ashley
Slonina will never pick up her
phone again.

Cecchini said she just wants to
hear Slonina's voice, even if it's
only a recording.
Slonina, a UF political science
junior from Lynn Haven, died early
Friday morning in a motorcycle ac-
cident with Michael Guilford, a UF
sophomore and defensive back for
UF's football team.

Cecchini, a UF sophomore,
heard the news of Slonina's death
later that same morning.
"I didn't even know what to do,"
she said. "I didn't know whether to
brush my teeth first or put my hair
up. I was walking around in circles.
I had to leave the apartment, but I
didn't know how."
Cecchini went to Slonina's
townhouse to check on Slonina's
dogs, a chihuahua named Bella and
a puggle a pug and poodle mix
- named Bitty.
She said she didn't know how
long the dogs had been alone be-
cause Slonina didn't have a room-
mate. Cecchini had planned to
move in with her next year.
She said she was at the town-
house when Slonina's parents ar-
rived.
Her dad, Jim Slonina, was calm
and collected, Cecchini said. It was
difficult to look at Slonina's mom,
Rose, because she looks so much
like her daughter, Cecchini said.
Jim and Rose Slonina could not
be reached for comment.
"I couldn't leave her room,"
Cecchini said. "I just sat there ex-
pecting her to jump out and laugh
at us like this is a big joke."
She said everything in the town-
house was exactly as Slonina left it.
Clean clothes she would never
wear sat folded on her bed. Next to
a bowl of Halloween candy in the
kitchen was a stack of mail waiting
to be sent.

A Halloween welcome mat was
left unopened in the garage.
Cecchini unwrapped it and
placed it outside Slonina's' front
door.
What Cecchini wanted to find
most were photos from a con-
cert she and Slonina went to on
Monday.
She said Slonina tried to give her
the developed pictures Tuesday,
but Cecchini told her she'd get
them from her later.
After searching Slonina's town-
house, Cecchini said she finally
found the negatives for the photo-
graphs she'll keep forever.
"I don't ever want to
forget her."
Allison Cecchini
UF student

"I don't ever want to forget her,"
she said.
Cecchini said she wanted to
do something to keep thoughts of
Slonina close to her every day.
So with a prick of a needle, she
said she put the memory of her best
friend under her own skin.
Cecchini's new tattoo is a replica
of the one Slonina had on her back
- a winged heart. Cecchini added
a halo, Slonina's initials and "Rev.
21:4" to hers.
The Bible passage it refers to
reads, "God shall wipe away all
the tears from their eyes, and there

shall be no more death, neither sor-
row, nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away."
Janae Hart, a UF communica-
tion sciences and disorders senior
and another close friend of Slonina,
picked up Slonina's personal be-
longings from a funeral home.
Hart also drove Slonina's white
Lexus SUV back to Slonina's par-
ents' home in Lynn Haven,
"It was kind of healing to be in
her car and feel her with me," she
said. "I did a lot of thinking of all
the times we had in that car."
Hart met Slonina at a skating
rink in middle school. They at-
tended A. Crawford Mosley High
School, Gulf Coast Community
College and UF together.
For now, Hart said she's trying
to stay strong for Slonina's family.
"I have to do what I have to do to
make this right for everyone else,"
she said. "I can come in later."
Remembering the good times
makes it easier to postpone her
grieving, and she said she has plen-
ty of memories to choose from.
Hart said she's also called and
text messaged Slonina several times
since she died, spilling secrets and
inside jokes to a phone.
Like Hart, Cecchini knows
she'll never get a response, but
she said Slonina couldn't have
left her with a better last text mes-
sage: "Just wanted to say LOVE
YOUUUUUUUUU."

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 U ALLIGATOR, 9

Center offers aerial tours of Gainesville at open house

* FLIGHTS WENT OVER UF
CAMPUS LANDMARKS.

By DEVIN CULCLASURE
Alligator Writer
dculclasure@alligator.org

UF students and Gainesville resi-
dents had the chance to gain a new
perspective of UF on Saturday.
Evan Donoghue, a UF graduate
student in physics, said everything
looks different from 2,000 feet up
in the air.
Donoghue participated in a "dis-
covery flight" at the University Air
Center's second-annual open house
at the Gainesville Regional Airport.
"Discovery" flights, which cost
$59 and last about 20 minutes, were
the main attraction at the open
house.
Participants were able to fly
around Gainesville and over campus
landmarks such as Century Tower
and Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
"It was worth it," Donoghue
said. "It was awesome to see the
Swamp."
Bill Pokorny, general manager
of the center, said the open house
was held to generate interest in the
center's flight school.
"We want people to come out
and experience the thrill of flight,"

Pokorny said.
Between 100 and 150 people
participated in the open house in
2006, and Pokorny said he expected
a similar turnout this year.
Besides flying, people who at-
tended the event had the opportu-
nity to learn how to obtain a pilot's
license, view about 30 planes on
display, tour the center, eat free food
and use a Microsoft computer flight
simulator.
Pokorny said the air center of-
fered the open house as a commu-
nity service, not a fundraiser.
The $59 charge helped pay for
the instructor's time, fuel and main-
tenance of the planes, but the actual
cost of a "discovery" flight is about
$100.
Operating the flight school is
more of a public service than a busi-
ness, he said, and it usually breaks
about even in costs each year.
Charles Morehead, a 22-year-old
UF alumnus, was one of about five
certified flight instructors from the
center giving "discovery" flights on
Saturday.
Pokomy said he wants more stu-
dents to be pilots.
Flying can offer students a
hobby outside the usual col-
lege party scene, he said.
"For all the money that students lit-
erally pour down their throats, you

Scott Robertson.' Alligator Staff
Flight instructor Charles Morehead explains flight procedures during a test flight Saturday afternoon.
The University Air Center offered chartered flights to the public during an open house.
could spend $6,000 to $8,000 to get Pokorny, who has flown for more "I flew my girlfriend to Cedar
a private pilot's license," he said. "A than 30 years, said another perk of Key for lunch for under $100," he
lot of students spend that much just flying might appeal to students if said. "Talk about a way to impress
on drinking over four years." the alternative to drinking doesn't. your date."

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Pool parties attract

new student voters

Voter registration forms lie on the table at a voter registration drive at Campus Club apartments on Sunday.

By ILEANA MORALES
Alligator Writer
imorales@alligator.org

Chomp the Vote, a Student
Government program de-
signed to increase student
turnout at all elections, held
a social at the Campus Lodge
and Campus Club pools from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday.
John Carreras, Chomp the
Vote's director of off-campus
activities, said 20 to 30 people
registered to vote through
the organization on Saturday
and 15 to 20 registered on
Sunday.
About $125 of the orga-
nization's budget was spent
on the socials. Chomp the
Vote plans to host similar so-
cials this semester before the
weather cools down.

Sitting by a table decorat-
ed in red and blue balloons,
Carreras said he isn't fixated
on the number of students
who registered this weekend.

"No matter how many
you get, it's successful.
It's people registering
to vote who wouldn't
have otherwise."
John Carreras
Chomp the Vote's director of
off-campus activities

Registered student voters
will benefit by having a more
unified voice, he said.
"No matter how many you
get, it's successful," Carreras
said. "It's people registering
to vote who wouldn't have
otherwise."

UPD brochure details crime statistics, traffic-safety tips

Brochure will be released Tuesday

By CARLY BLUSTEIN
Alligator Contributing Writer

In its yearly effort to increase safety
awareness at UF, the University Police
Department will release its 2007 safety
brochure in hard copy Tuesday.
The safety brochure is called "Together

for a Safe Campus."
It will feature crime statistics for crimes
from the previous academic year that took
place on and near UF facilities.
It also contains traffic safety tips, victim
assistance information, crime prevention
pointers. There is also information in the
brochure about the multiple services UPD

has to offer.
Parents often read the online version
when deciding which univer-
Public sity is best for their child, said
Safety Lt. Robert Wagner of UPD.
"Parents of prospective stu-
dents are especially interested in reading
up on crime statistics and the university's
policies," Wagner -aid.
"They want to make sure they are send-
ing their kid to a safe school."

Capt. Jeff Holcomb, UPD spokesman,
hopes students educate themselves with
the brochures so they can feel safer at
school.
"We give them plenty of opportunities
to learn about previous crimes and how to
prevent future ones," he said.
The brochure is available at the
Community Services Division of UPD or
at UPD's Web site.

10, ALLIGATOR ll MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007

Museum's

butterfly festival educates, entertains

Amy Ustjanowskl / Alligator
Collin Kane, who plays violin for the Gainesville Youth Symphony, which performed at ButterflyFest,
reaches for a butterfly at the Greathouse Butterfly Farm tent Sunday afternoon.

* THE FESTIVAL WAS HELD
THIS WEEKEND.

By KRISTINA PEIN
Alligator Contributing Writer

Pink paper wings with glitter
spots and hot pink, pipe cleaner
antennae rounded out Isabella
Gomes' butterfly costume.
Isabella, 6, was one of many
children to attend the Florida
Museum of Natural History's sec-
ond-annual ButterflyFest held on
Saturday and Sunday.
More than 6,000 people were
expected to attend the weekend-
long event.
Every hour about 20 monarch
butterflies were released. All were
tagged to follow their migration
patterns to Mexico.
Vendors, many who had- little
relation to butterflies, were selling
their wares, including plants, jew-
elry, wall art and pottery.

The children's event tent was
the center of most of the activity.
About 40 children colored with
great concentration in order to cre-
ate the perfect butterfly flag.
Amy Brote, a volunteer at the
event, is 50, but that didn't stop her
from dressing up for the event.
"We're just trying to get
children interested in sav-
ing the environment and
the animals in it."
Amy Brote
volunteer

Brote walked around in her
butterfly costume handing out
information cards, which listed the
six ways to help protect and feed
pollinators.
"We're just trying to get chil-
dren interested in saving the en-
vironment and the animals in it,"
Brote said.

Legislature approves tuition increase, tech fee

Pride event ends with

drag queens' show

PRIDE,from Page 1

Gainesville has a festival and was glad it had such a large
turnout.
"It's about expressing ourselves to the people as a com-
munity, showing our pride and really letting them know
we're not here because we want to screw things up," he
said. "We're not going against the Catholic church, we're
not going against anything. We're here just trying to live
and want to express ourselves as people," he said.
The event concluded with a drag show.
Lady Pearl, a drag queen at University Club, hit
the stage in a white, beaded gown and sang Beyonce's
"Listen."
The crowd moved closer to the stage and danced along
to songs as the show went on. Several drag queens and
one drag king performed songs to end the festival.

CUTS, from Page 1

Legislature reconvenes in regular
session," he wrote.
"Because of this uncertainty,
I want to help insulate us from
possible tough times ahead," he
added.
The Legislature also approved
a statewide 5 percent tuition hike,
an additional 5 percent technology
fee and linked tuition increases to
state inflation.
If approved by Gov. Charlie
Crist, the 5 percent tuition hike
will take effect in spring 2008 for
all Florida's 11 public universities.
The increase would be about $55
more per student.
Although Crist vetoed a 5 per-
cent increase in May that would
have taken effect this fall, he
recently gave indications that he
would favor the increase.

Machen wrote that some of
the revenue from the extra tuition
would fund need-based aid at UF.
The Legislature's hike is not
the same as the tuition hike an-
nounced by Florida's Board of
Governors at a
September meet-
ing.
The board, the
State University
System's highest
governing body,
increased tuition
crist without permis-
sion from the
Legislature for the first time since
its 2003 creation.
In a July meeting, board mem-
bers asserted that they have the
constitutional authority to in-
crease tuition.
A judge will rule on the deci-
sion by December.
Friday, legislators also voted

to link tuition increases with an-
nual inflation hikes beginning in
fall 2008.
The inflation rate is a continu-
ing rise in prices based on the
amount of money versus the
amount of goods in the nation's
market as calculated by the U.S.
Department of Labor.
The marriage could actually
slow the rate of increases.
If tuition rates were linked to
inflation 20 years ago, students
would pay about 77 percent more
today.
The actual tuition increases
approved by the Legislature over
the 20-year span have added up to
about 214 percent.
The Legislature also voted to
tack on a 5 percent technology
fee, not included in tuition and
not covered by the Bright Futures
scholarship program.
The fee will begin in fall 2009.

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Wise: Gators hindered by lack of prep time

VOLLEY, from page 18

of the night.
The Gators had two game points
in the second game when they got
ahead 29-27, but Arkansas recov-
ered with a kill and then a service.
ace to tie the game at 29. After the
game was tied at 30, the Gators
committed a hitting violation and
then an attack error to give the
game to the Razorbacks.
The Gators had a huge lead
toward the end of game one, and

the night looked to be going the the Razorbacks eventually pulled
way all of UF's other SEC matches away with two kills and a block to

had gone.
Ahead 20-13,
the Gators al-
lowed Arkansas
to get back into
the game. The
Razorbacks
scored eight of
the next nine
Wise points to tie the
game at 21.
The game was tied at every
point starting with 24-24 until

win the game.
"Preparation time, that's the
challenge," Wise said before the
match. "We play Wednesday night,
so Thursday players are in class
all day. Then we have to practice
before we went on the plane. Not
the ideal situation.
"Sometimes I wish we had the
football schedule just play on
Saturday and have all week."
A television broadcast contributed
to this report.

Forward hopes to be two-sport athlete at UF

HOOPS, from page 18

If Allen's high school experience is any indication,
the former Milton High School Panther should have
no problem adjusting to any role.
As a senior, he averaged 24.7 points, 12.2 rebounds
and 3.5 blocks per contest en route to becoming the
runner-up of Florida's Mr. Basketball, finishing only
behind current teammate Nick Calathes.
However, Allen's versatile talents are not only lim-
ited to hardwood.
The freshman plans to be a pitcher for UF's base-
ball team, and he claims to throw a fastball in the high
80s to lower 90s.
Allen said splitting time between the two sports
will not be an issue.
"During the season, I'm going to keep my arm in
shape and throw," he said. "But being a pitcher, you

don't have the same responsibilities that a normal
position player would. So it will be possible. I mean,
people have done it in the past."
Allen has had a lot to adjust to since arriving in
Gainesville. Aside from the rap music his teammates
enjoy playing during practice, Allen has had to listen
to the jokes and sarcasm pointed in his direction.
"During the season, I'm going to keep my
arm in shape and throw."
Adam Allen
UF forward

"Whenever I say something, someone will say:
'Don't listen to him. He's country,'" he said. "But I
don't listen to them they know I know what I'm
doing out there."

OUT LOUD, from page 18

berth after pulling off the huge upset against Louisville.
A couple of losses and a reality check later, and everyone
took the Scarlet Knights for what they were: a top-25 team,
worthy of a berth in a decent bowl game.
Just as Rutgers wasn't a national championship team last
year, USF is not this year.
Did the Bulls really receive 11 first-place votes in the
Associated Press poll and three in the coaches' poll?
Look, I know there are two ways to vote in a poll. You
can either vote by who you think is the best or you can vote
based on performance and who has earned it the most?
Apparently, the AP poll is loaded with writers who prefer
the latter.
I realize this has been a crazy season, but it's not that
crazy.
Does anyone really think USF is better than Oklahoma
and LSU?
What about Boston College, who is also undefeated?
The Bulls aren't even the best team in the state.
I don't care how many losses the Gators have, would you
really put money on USF if they played UF? Of course not.
I mean, we're talking about a directional school named
after a part of a state it isn't even in. I'm from South Florida,
and last I checked, Tamhpa isn't a part of the region.
Unfortunately for the Bulls, the polls won't be too kind if
and when they lose.
Not only will a loss put them in jeopardy of not winning
the sixth-best conference in America, they'll drop so fast in
the polls they'll forget they were ever ranked so high.
So cherish it while it lasts, Bulls fans.
But before you book your tickets to New Orleans, con-
sider Rutgers' big bowl win last season: a thrilling victory
against Kansas State in the Texas Bowl.

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VOLLEYBALL

UF suffers first loss

By EVAN DREXLER
Alligator Writer

Four match points.
Four chances for victory.
Four failed attempts.
Arkansas downed the previ-
ously undefeated UF volleyball
team Friday in a thrilling five-game
match 3-2 (29-31,30-32,30-20,30-12,
18-20).
No. 5 UF (16-1, 9-1 Southeastern
Conference) is still two games
ahead of LSU and Kentucky for the
SEC lead.
Up 14-10 in game five which
is only played to 15 points the
Gators looked like they were fi-
nally going to put away the pesky
Razorbacks.
That's when Arkansas called a
timeout and rallied off five straight
points to take the lead.
UF had two attack errors dur-
ing that time and allowed two
Arkansas kills and a block. The
teams traded points after that, tying
the game at 15, 16, 17 and 18 points
before Arkansas got two straight
kills to claim the match.
"We had chances to win, but we

let them go by the wayside," UF
coach Mary Wise said.
After dropping the first two
games, UF won the third and fourth
easily, looking like a completely dif-
ferent team.
The Gators stormed out to a 15-4
lead in game four and went on to
dominate Arkansas.
Game three was also lopsided.
After a 10-10 tie, UF scored 20 of the
next 30 points to win the frame.
Senior outside hitter Amber
McCray led UF with 20 kills, her
highest total of the season, and se-
nior outside hitter Marcie Hampton
chipped in 18 of her own.
But attack errors and service er-
rors doomed the Gators in games
one and two.
The team finished the match
with 24 attack errors and 11 mis-hit
serves, six of them in games one
and two.
UF hit .132 and .263 in games
one and two respectively, and end-
ed the night with only a .247 hitting
percentage.
The inability to finish games
when ahead seemed to be a theme
SEE VOLLEY, PAGE 17

Rejoice, Bulls fans, while there is
still time.
South Florida sits at No. 2 in the
first installment of this year's BCS poll,
the only poll that actually counts for
anything.
But unfortunately for the Bulls, the
season doesn't end today.
With back-to-back road matches
against Rutgers and Connecticut loom-
ing and home games against Louisville
and Cincinnati still on the schedule,
USF's celebration could be short-lived.
I'm not trying to discredit what the
underdog Bulls have accomplished so
far this season. They've faced six op-
ponents and defeated each one. They
even knocked off West Virginia and
Auburn, a Southeastern Conference
team that defeated the Gators.
But the Bulls aren't sneaking up on
anybody anymore.
USF is no longer the underdog.
They are the mighty Bulls. Opposing

ai fans will storm
the field if they
lose.
Don't ex-
pect Rutgers
or Louisville to
Bryan Jones overlook USF
Bryan Out Loud the way Auburn
bjones@alligator.org apparently did
and commit five
turnovers. The Tigers were so shaken
up by the loss they carried it into the
next week, losing to lowly Mississippi
State.
Look, USF is a very good team. But
the Bulls are a long, long way from
even securing a Big East champion-
ship.
Haven't we all seen this before?
Last year it was Rutgers who was
supposed to run the table in the Big
East and shock the world with a BCS
SEE OUT LOUD, PAGE 17

Allen likes country image

* THE FRESHMAN LEARNED THE
VALUE OF HARD WORK ON A FARM.

By DANNY KLEIN
Alligator Staff Writer
dklein@alligator.org

Adam Allen has no problem admitting
he's country.
Raised in the humble surroundings of
Milton, Fla., the freshman forward spent his
childhood nurturing his love for basketball
amid the presence of cows and hard work.
With a farm as his home environment,
Allen grew up learning lessons through
strenuous chores. He cites 'work ethic' as
his most avid feature, a value he picked up
from days of working in the field.
"On the weekend you would have hay
to do or things around the barn, build
stuff with your hands and stuff like that,"
Allen said. "When you work out in the
tough sun and you have to concentrate to
do something, it makes working hard that
much easier. When I get into a gym, I'm just
happy to be playing basketball, and I have
no problem working hard at it."

Allen, one of five scholarship freshmen
on the roster, hopes to bring his tough per-
sonality and style of play to the Gators in
the upcoming season.
UF coach Billy Donovan said the 6-foot-
8, 206-pounder may make an immediate
impact.
"Adam is a hard-nose, competitive,

Men's
Basketball

tough kid," Donovan
said. "He has great en-
ergy, great effort, he's
physical, tough, and just
gives his all. ... I don't
think that there's any
question with his energy
and his toughness that

he's going to play."
Just how much Allen will get to play has
yet to be determined. On a team filled with
question marks, positions on the court are
still up for grabs.
"The biggest thing for him, because of
our team, is that he may get caught playing
a couple of positions for us, and I always
get concerned with young guys, because
that's when thinking becomes involved,"
Donovan said.
SEE HOOPS, PAGE 17

With one swift kick, Megan Kerns
helped UF soccer coach Becky Burleigh
make history.
In the 46th minute of the Gators' match
against Mississippi on Friday, Kerns scored
from 5 yards Aint on a cross from Stacy
Bishop.
The junior's goal gave the Gators a 1-0
victory and Burleigh her 300th career vic-
tory.
The momentum carried over to Sunday's
match as the Gators crushed Mississippi
State 5-0.
With Friday's win, Burleigh became just
the fifth active Division-I coach and the
nation's only female coach with 300 career
victories. But following two big wins, the
18-year coach remained modest.
"I know I sound like a broken record,
but I'm just happy we got the win today,"
Burleigh said Friday. "What's most impor-
tant is that Mississippi was in first place,
and we got three points.
"We're in the heat of battle right now,
but I'm sure this is something I'll reflect on
when my career's over."
Bishop's cross appeared to be intended
for KeLeigh Hudson, but Hudson noticed
Kerns was standing behind her uncovered
and allowed the pass to reach Kerns.
"Bishop played a great ball, and KeLeigh
did a nice job by noticing that I was right
behind her, wide-open," Kerns said. "She
let the ball go and I was able to sneak it past
the goalkeeper. It was a good team effort all
around."
Despite the 1-0 score, the Gators outshot
the Rebels 17-1 in what Burleigh called
their "most dominating performance of the
season."
UF's dominance was reflected in the

score Sunday. The Gators were aggressive
from the start, taking nine shots to the
Bulldogs' three in the first half and rushing
out to a 3-0 halftime lead.
"I think we've been waiting for a while
to have a little bit of a goal explosion, and
that finally happened today," Burleigh said.
"They were really good goals good runs
into the box, good services, good individual
efforts so it was a real team effort."
Shana Hudson opened the floodgates
in the 23rd minute when she scored from 8
yards out on a goal assisted by Kerns.
"It was all Megan
Kerns," Hudson said.
"She put the best ball on
my foot, and I give her all
the credit for that."
Said Burleigh: "I was
about to yell at Megan for
not taking the shot, but
Burleigh she made a great pass to
Shana who turned it into a great play."
After a quiet start to the season, Bianca
Gibbs put the game away with two second-
half goals.
The senior's first score came on a header
from a cross assisted by Shana Hudson in
the 51st minute, which made the score 4-0.
Gibbs added another score in the 86th
minute, scoring in the box on a pass from
Ashley Harris.
Though they claimed their third straight
victory, the Gators didn't leave Starkville
unscathed. Bishop hurther side late in the
first half and didn't return to the game.
But for the moment, Burleigh and the
Gators are going to enjoy their weekend's
work.
"This is an important weekend,"
Burleigh said. "Getting two road wins in
the [Southeastern Conference] is never easy,
and to pick up two shutouts on top of that
is even bigger."

Women open practice

* THERE WAS NO MIDNIGHT
MADNESS THIS YEAR.

By PHIL KEGLER
Alligator Staff Writer
pkegler@alligator.org

UF may not have held Midnight
Madness this year, but that didn't
mean the women's basketball players
got the night off.
The team held its first practice at 7
p.m. Friday, the exact moment teams
were allowed to begin.
Coach Amanda Butler said the
team had a great opening practice but
then struggled a bit during Saturday's
practice, which followed a commu-
nity service event that morning.
"It's hard to maintain your focus
over a long amount of time, especially
when you start to feel tired," Butler
said. "But that's what we expect.
Overall I've been pleased. We've seen
some bright spots and a few surprises
and then ... we still have a lot of areas
we need a lot of work."
These preseason practices give the
coaching staff an opportunity to teach
new things and run many repetitions
for the players to pick it up.
Butler said a midseason practice
probably would not last as long and
would feature lots of film review.
"It's hard to put anything produc-
tive on film that's worth watching at
this point because things are so new
to everyone," she said.
Senior guard Depree Bowden said
practices are very different this year.
"[Butler's] very energetic and
always trying to get the best out of
you," Bowden said.
Junior guard Sha Brooks has also

seen difference in practice intensity
compared to last year and said there
aren't any boring moments during
practice.
"[Butler] expects a lot out of us
110 percent," Brooks said. "Even if
we mess up, she expects us to at least
go hard and go fast."
The team started working on its
full-court press, looking to pressure
the offense with in-your-face cover?
age.
Brooks said the team has been
frustrated by the new
defense but is starting
to pick it up a little bit
more as each practice
Women's goes on.
"Everyone wants
Basketball to play the safe de-
fense just in case you
get beat," Brooks said. "But she's tell-
ing us to play close up on them so if
we do get beat, know that we have
help."

ETC: Brooks tweaked her knee dur-
ing Saturday's practice, but it appears
to be minor. The junior, who under-
went lateral meniscectomy surgery
in March, did not participate in the
beginning of practice Sunday as a pre-
caution, working out on the exercise
bike and doing some extra stretching
on the sidelines instead. ... It's. pos-
sible the roster is not finalized yet.
The Gators have 12 eligible players
listed junior guard Susan Yenser
must sit out the 2007-08 season due
to NCAA transfer rules but there
was a possible walk-on at practices
over the weekend. Butler declined
to comment until a later date, citing
paperwork requirements still needing
to be fulfilled.
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